4/21/20

GO.32, GO.27,Deferment in March, April 2020 gross salary to TS Govt employees/ Pensioners / out-sourcing / contract employees Finance dept Memo No.2978
G.O.Ms.No. 32 Dated: 20-04-2020 TS Employees Salary Cut/Deferment due to COVID-19 GO.Ms.27, Dt.30.03.2020 deferment in gross salary. TS Govt Finance dept Memo No.2978 on GO.Ms.27 deferment in gross salary to TS Govt employees/ Pensioners / out-sourcing / contract employees staff guidelines on how to make pay bills, deductions, recoveries.. etc.GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA FINANCE (TFR) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 27 Dated: 30-03-2020 COVID-19 – The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897- LOCKDOWN – Economic Slowdown – Certain austerity measures – Orders - Issued. G.O.Ms.No. 32 Dated: 20-04-2020 Government direct that the deferred payment of salari es, wages, remuneration and pensions as per the pattern prescribed in the references 5th and 6th read above shall be continued for the month of April, 2020 (payable in May,2020), subject to the modification that the deferment shall be @25% in respect of all State Government pensioners other than those belonging to last grade service. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who reviewed the financial situation of the state on Monday, decided that the salaries of the people's representatives (Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs, MLCs, Corporation Chairmen and other elected representatives) have been slashed by 75 per cent. A 60 per cent cut will be there for the bureaucrats like IAS, IPS and IFS. All the other category government officials will get 50 per cent of their salary only. Fourth grade, outsourcing and contract employees' salaries will be cut by 10 per cent. Salaries of the employees working with thee Public Sector Units and the other organizations receiving government grants will also be reduced.

O R D E R:
The Government in exercise of powers conferred under section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, read with the enabling provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, have notified Lockdown in the entire state of Telangana from 22.3.2020 to 7.5.2020, prescribing certain regulations and measures during the said period, vide orders 3rd , 4th and 9th read above.

2. The Government, having regard to the economic impact of the Lockdown, the consequent drop in tax and non-tax revenues of the State Government and the additional expenditure required towards the COVID-19 control and relief measures, issued orders vide references 5th to 8th read above for deferred payment of salaries, wages, remuneration and pensions for the month of March, 2020 and until further orders, as per the pattern prescribed in the references 5th and 6th
read above.

3. In view of the further extension of the Lockdown till 7.5.2020 and the continuing drop in tax and non-tax revenues of the State Government, coupled with the need to maintain the expenditure towards the COVID-19 control and relief measures, Government direct that the deferred payment of salari es, wages, remuneration and pensions as per the pattern prescribed in the references 5th and 6th read above shall be continued for the month of April, 2020 (payable in May,2020), subject to the modification that the deferment shall be @25% in respect of all State Government pensioners other than those belonging to last grade service

4. All the Drawing and Disbursement Officers are directed to submit the salary/wages/remuneration bills for the month of April, 2020 to the concerned treasury officers strictly as per the orders and detailed instructions issued in the reference’s 5th to 8th read above.

5. The orders as regards payment of the deferred portion of salaries, wages, remuneration and pensions and deductions/recoveries for the month of April, 2020 will be issued separately.

6. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, the Director of Works and Accounts, and the Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad shall take necessary further action in the matter, accordingly.

ORDER:
Whereas the State Government is satisfied that the State of Telangana is threatened with the spread of Covid-19, which has already been declared as a pandemic by World Health Organization and it is therefore necessary to take certain further emergency measures to prevent and contain the spread
of virus. The Government in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, read with all other enabling provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, has notified lockdown in the entire State of Telangana with immediate effect till 31st
March, 2020 and further extended till 14.04.2020 prescribing certain regulations and measures during
the saidperiod.

Government keeping in view the economic impact caused due to lockdown and consequent lack of inflow of resources and in the view of additional expenditures being incurred to control COVID-19, hereby orders fordeferment on payment of wages / salaries, including all allowances and perks / pensions etc. as per the following pattern:

(i) There shall be a deferment of 75% in the gross salary, in respect of Hon’ble C.M / Hon’ble Ministers / Hon’ble M.L.As / Hon’ble M.L.Cs, Chairperson of all Corporations and Elected Representatives of all LocalBodies;

(ii) There shall be a deferment of 60% in gross salary in respect of All India Service Officers viz., IAS, IPS andIFS.

(iii) In respect of all other category of employees there shall be deferment of 50% ingross salary, except Class-IV Employees;

(iv) In respect of Class-IV employees / out-sourcing / contract employees, there shall be a deferment of 10% ingross salary;

(v) In respect of retired employees, similar deferment would be there as per the category of employee

(vi) In respect of employees of all PSUs / Government aided Institutions / Organisations, their salaries / pensions shall be deducted on par with Government Employees / Retiredpersons.
These orders shall come into force, for the gross salary for the month of March 2020, payable on 1st April, 2020 and will continue to be in force till further orders.

Ref: GO.Ms.No.27, Finance (TFR) Dept., dated: 30.3.2020 In continuation of the orders issued vide the GO cited above, the following further instructions and clarifications are issued.

1. The deferment of salaries, wages or remuneration as per the percentages prescribed in the above G.O. shall be on the Gross Salary / Emoluments without deductions recoveries.

2. In so far as the bills which are already uploaded for payment Ito E-Kuber (XML file), including remuneration payable to Outsourced personnel, the deferment shall be centrally effected through IFMIS.

3. The bills pertaining to the month March, 2020 which are yet to be uploaded shall be passed by the concerned Treasury Officers under DTA/PAO/DWA with deferment as per the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.27.

4. The deferment @ 10% ordered in respect of contract / outsourcing personnel is also applicable to all categories personnel working on honorarium basis viz., Home Guards, Anganwadi Workers 'Helpers. VRAs,Vidya Volunteers, etc.

5. The deferment shall be @ 10%, in respect of Pensioners belonging to last grade service,@ 50%, in respect of other State Government Pensioners and @ 60% in respect of Pensioners belonging to All, ordered in the above G.O.

6. The bills / cheques pertaining to employees of Grants-in-Aid institutions shall be returned to the concerned DDOs / PD Administrators for resubmission as per the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.27.

7. Since there are no deductions from pay bill, the individuals shall be responsible for remittance of non-governmental deductions hitherto being effected through pay bill. In such cases, they shall submit on undertaking to the DDO before preparation of next month's pay bills that such remittance was made, failing which cumulative recoveries shall be effected by the DDO.

The Director of Treasuries and Accounts. Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad and Director of Works Accounts shall take necessary further action accordingly to implement the orders issued in the above G.O.

Official sources said that the revenue collections had dropped to all time low after the trade activity came to a grinding halt since March second week. While the government would be reimbursing the amount which it would be deducting now at a later stage, it is not known how much time it would take.

It is also not clear whether the deductions would be only for the March salary to be paid on April 1 or will it continue for a couple of months more. Sources say that the possibility of employees getting less salary may continue till June as even if the lockdown is lifted, revenue position cannot improve overnight.

It is learnt that the government at one stage explored the possibility of raising loans but in view of the present